Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Gtr.1 w/distortion and vibrato
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | | x4 |
A | |
E | 0 2 3 5 5 7 |
Gtr.2 Acoustic
e | |
B | 222 222 444 |
G | 222 222 444 |
D | 2 444 555 222 222 444 |
A | 2 444 555 000 000 222 |
E | 0 222 333 |
Overdub on 3rd and 4th Intro. The rhythm isn´t bang on but you get the idea.
e | | |
B | | |
G | | |
D | | |
A | 7 5 7 9 7 9 10 9 10 | 12 12 10 9 7 9 7 6 |
E | | |
All Tremolo Picked
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | |
A | |
E | 19/////////////0 |
Slide and Tremolo Pick down the neck.
Using your whammy bar, pick notes and vibrate them gently, but very quickly. You've
be light on the whammy bar otherwise it'll just sound out of tune.
e | | |
B | | |
G | | |
D | 5 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 2 0 | 1 2 4 2 5 7 8 7 8 9 |
A | | |
E | | |
e | | | | |
B | | | | |
G | 8 5 0 7 | 8 7 5 3 | 7 5 3 5 | 3 1 3 4 5 |
D | | | | |
A | | | | |
E | | | | |
All Tremolo Picked
e | 11 10 8 6 | 8 10 11 10 8 6 | 7 8 10 8 | 11 13 14 13 14 15 |
B | | | | |
G | | | | |
D | | | | |
A | | | | |
E | | | | |
e | 19 16 18 | 19 18 16 14 | 18 16 14 16 | 14 12 14 15 16 |
B | 16 | | | |
G | | | | |
D | | | | |
A | | | | |
E | | | | |
For those of you who are interested in it, here is the trumpet part from the above two,
obviously it's hard to recreate the sound of a trumpet's valves on guitar, so it doesn't sound
exactly right. I'm pretty sure there's a harmony in there somewhere, but these are the
notes played.
e | | | | | |
B | | | | 7 | 8 |
G | 8 7 5 | 8 7 5 | 8 7 5 7 | 5h7h8 | 8 8 8 |
D | 5 8 | 5 8 | 5 8 | | 8 5 8 8 5 |
A | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
E | | | | | |
e | | | | | |
B | 9 4h6h8 | 9 7 5 4h5h7 | 8 9 11 9h11h12 | 12 14 16 14 12 | 11 11 12 14 12 9 |
G | | | | | |
D | | | | | |
A | | | | | |
E | | | | | |
Guitar transition to verse. (w/Delay and Reverb)
e | |
B | |
G | 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 |
D | |
A | |
E | |
Verse
Gtr. Play each chord for a bar, strumming lightly and using your whammy bar to add
to the chords.
e | 4 | | | | | | 3 | |
B | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
G | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
D | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
A | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
E | 4 | | | | | | 3 | |
"How can we win?"
e | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
B | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
G | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
D | | | | | | | | | |
A | | | | | | | | | |
E | | | | | | | | | |
Re-Intro
Gtr.1 w/distortion and vibrato
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | | x4 |
A | |
E | 0 2 3 5 5 7 |
Gtr.2 Acoustic
e | |
B | 222 222 444 |
G | 222 222 444 |
D | 2 444 555 222 222 444 |
A | 2 444 555 000 000 222 |
E | 0 222 333 |
Overdub on 3rd and 4th Intro. The rhythm isn´t bang on but you get the idea.
e | | |
B | | |
G | | |
D | | |
A | 7 5 7 9 7 9 10 9 10 | 12 12 10 9 7 9 7 6 |
E | | |
All Tremolo Picked
Slide and tremolo pick, then hit the open E as hard as possible.
Synth Transition
e | |
B | 5 |
G | 4 4 |
D | 5 5 5 | x4 |
A | 7 7 7 |
E | 7 |
Synth arr. for Guitar
"No one´s going to take me alive"
e | |
B | 5 |
G | 4 4 |
D | 5 5 5 | x2 |
A | 7 7 7 |
E | 7 |
e | |
B | 3 |
G | 4 4 |
D | 4 4 4 | x2 |
A | 5 5 5 |
E | 7 |
"The time has come to make things right"
e | |
B | |
G | 6 |
D | 7 7 | x2 |
A | 4 4 7 4 7 7 |
E | 5 |
e | |
B | 5 |
G | 4 4 |
D | 5 5 5 | x2 |
A | 7 7 7 |
E | 7 |
"You and I must fight for our right"
e | |
B | 5 |
G | 4 4 |
D | 5 5 5 | x2 |
A | 7 7 7 |
E | 7 |
e | |
B | 3 |
G | 4 4 |
D | 4 4 4 | x2 |
A | 5 5 5 |
E | 7 |
"You and I must fight to survive"
e | |
B | |
G | 6 |
D | 7 7 | x2 |
A | 4 4 7 4 7 7 |
E | 5 |
e | |
B | 5 |
G | 4 4 |
D | 5 5 5 | x2 |
A | 7 7 7 |
E | 7 |
Guitar on repeat
e | |
B | |
G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
D | 9 9 9 | x4 |
A | 10 10 10 |
E | |
All P.M
e | |
B | |
G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
D | 9 9 9 | x4 |
A | 9 9 9 |
E | |
All P.M
e | |
B | |
G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
D | 7 7 7 | x4 |
A | 7 7 7 |
E | |
All P.M
e | |
B | |
G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
D | 9 9 9 | x4 |
A | 10 10 10 |
E | |
All P.M
Riff
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | 5 |
A | 5h7 7 7 7 5h7 7 7 7 5h7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5 7 |
E | |
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | |
A | 5 5 5 5 5h7 7 |
E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | |
A | 7p0 0 0 0 7p0 0 0 0 7p0 0 0 0 7p0 0 |
E | 7 5 3 |
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | |
A | |
E | 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 0 5h7 |
End Solo w/ heavy Reverb
e | 12 10 9 7 5h7p5 3 |
B | 12 |
G | 12 |
D | | x 2 |
A | |
E | |
Tremolo Pick All Notes
End Riff
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | |
A | |
E | 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 3 5 7 |
e | |
B | |
G | |
D | |
A | 5h7 7 5h7 7 |
E | 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 0 0 0 3p0 0 0 0 |
Enjoy.